Maryland Nondiscrimination in Health Care Coverage Act
Sponsor: Delegate CoxCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/14 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a health care provider or health care institution to ensure the provision or continuation of life-sustaining care under certain circumstances; regulating the development and use by agencies of measures that discount the value of a life based on an individual's disability and utilization management measures; and authorizing the General Assembly to appoint certain members to intervene in certain cases.
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Testimony (46)
MGA witness listFAV 46Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Health Choice | Position only |
| FAV | Pack, Agne | Health Choice Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Willey, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Bogley, Laura | Maryland Right to Life | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Belford, Tina | Moms for Liberty-AAC Chapter | Position only |
| FAV | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| FAV | Arnold, Charles | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Belkov, Cynthia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Bell, Connor | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Boynton, Martha | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Brocato, Deborahlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cope, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Daigle, Lauren | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Cox, Delegate Coxlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Dreisch, Susan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Flowers-Sweeney, Shari | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gorecki, Stephanie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Helms Jr, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Helms, Jessica | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kijesky, Crystal | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Love, Janelle | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Millsaps, Victoria | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mogensen, Angela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | OBrien, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pratta, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Reinheimer, Thomas | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rose-Scott, Michelle | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Stafford, Macky | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Wills, Cynthia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Yan, Wei | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | wade, laura | Individual | Position only |